# Accident 20180515005379A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, Hamilton, OH, May 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2018, 09:49 local time
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3639° N, 84.5219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3639&lon=-84.5219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6550L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6550L-2021-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180515005379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF OF RUNWAY 29, AT ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 400 FEET AGL THE ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER.  A WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT LEVEL OUT AND MAKE A LEFT TURN, BEFORE LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT BEHIND A BUILDING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MAKE A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN LOSING ALTITUDE VERY RAPIDLY CAUSING THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND THE LEFT WING TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE AND THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED INTACT.

REVIEWED BY DWS 06/21/2018

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN18LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA173), May 15, 2018: Grumman American Avn. AA 1B (N6550L), Hamilton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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